George L. Johnson
American basketball player

George L. Johnson

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American basketball player
A.K.A.
George Lee Johnson
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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AthleteBasketball player
Work field:
Sports
Birth:
8 December 1956(Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA)
Star sign:
Sagittarius
Education:
New Utrecht High School
Brooklyn, New York City, USA
St. John's University
Queens, New York City, USA
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George Lee Johnson (born December 8, 1956) is a former professional basketball player.

A 6'7" forward/center from St. John's University and born in Brooklyn, New York, Johnson played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1978 to 1985 as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Washington Bullets. He averaged 9.1 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game in his NBA career.

Johnson was player-coach for the Long Island Surf of the United States Basketball League in 1992.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1978–79 Milwaukee 67 – 17.3 .482 – .718 5.4 1.2 1.1 0.7 6.2
1979–80 Denver 75 – 25.8 .476 .222 .783 7.8 2.1 1.1 0.9 10.2
1980–81 Indiana 43 – 21.6 .462 .000 .762 6.5 2.0 1.1 0.5 10.6
1981–82 Indiana 59 4 12.2 .412 .000 .750 3.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 5.1
1982–83 Indiana 82 64 28.0 .477 .184 .733 6.6 2.7 0.9 0.6 11.6
1983–84 Indiana 81 20 25.6 .465 .234 .826 5.7 2.4 1.0 0.6 13.0
1984–85 Philadelphia 55 3 13.7 .407 .100 .875 3.0 0.7 0.6 0.3 4.8
1985–86 Washington 2 0 3.5 .333 .000 1.000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Career 464 91 21.3 .463 .189 .779 5.6 1.8 0.9 0.6 9.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1980–81 Indiana 2 – 11.5 .625 .000 .000 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 5.0
1984–85 Philadelphia 5 0 4.8 .625 1.000 .000 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2
Career 7 0 6.7 .625 1.000 .000 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 3.0